Israeli authorities demolished today four houses under construction in the Arab town of Tira in Israel, under the pretext that they were being built without a permit, according to local witnesses. Israeli police forces accompanied by bulldozers raided the town and closed all roads leading the targeted houses, which belong …
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Thousands of Muslims performed dawn prayer today in al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest place, shortly after the Mosque was reopened to prayers following a 70-day shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mosque opened its doors to thousands of worshippers, who went inside cheerfully chanting in celebration …
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Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hanan Ashrawi, said yesterday that Israel has been on a killing spree, committing at least two acts of cold-blooded and unjustified murders against defenseless Palestinian civilians in less than 24 hours. Following is the full text of Ashrawi’s statement: …
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Illegal Israeli settlers protected by a military escort today attacked with stones and empty bottles Palestinian civilians’ homes in the Old City quarter, in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, said WAFA correspondent. He said rampaging Jewish settlers accompanied by soldiers forced their way into the area, attacking homes …
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Two Palestinian brothers from the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukaber embarked today on demolishing their two homes after they were asked to do so by Israeli municipality to avoid paying exorbitant costs if the municipality carries out the demolition on its own. Imad and Ahmad Mashahreh said the Israeli …
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With the Israeli police killing this morning a disabled Palestinian man in occupied East Jerusalem, a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to fulfill its mandate regarding Israeli war crimes in Palestine. Israeli police shot dead this morning Iyad Khairi Hallak, 32, a Palestinian …
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The Israeli army killing yesterday of a Palestinian man near Ramallah was highlighted on the front page of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies published today. The papers said the army “executed” the Palestinian man “in cold blood” after alleging he attempted to ram them with his car. Al-Hayat al-Jadida said …
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A Palestinian man who was shot and killed this morning by Israeli police in Jerusalem’s Old City was unarmed and said to be of special needs, according to identical Palestinian and Israeli reports. They said Israeli police opened fire at a Palestinian after they suspected he had a gun and …
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After two months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic that hit the world and closure of all academic institutions, over 78,000 Palestinian high school students started this morning their final matriculation exams known as tawjihi, according to education ministry officials. They said the 78,400 students in the West Bank, …
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In two separate incidents this morning, Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian youth in occupied East Jerusalem and a man in the north of the West Bank, according to witnesses and medical sources. Initial reports said Israeli police opened fire at a youth, said to be of special needs, …
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